Mrs. Hanford's 4th grade class is making snowflakes. They do so by folding 8.5 by 11 inch pieces of paper and cutting to make an 8.5 by 8.5 square.
After folding it in half twice more, each student cuts shapes out of the sides and unfolds it to see what their snowflake looks like.
Unfortunately, as one student pointed out, real snowflakes are six-sided, not four-sided.

Is there a way to fold a piece of 8.5 by 11 inch (or you can use cm if you want) to make a six-sided snowflake?
If there is, the simpler the better. After all, it is a 4th grade class.
You only have a pair of scissors and your folding ability at your disposal.

1. Lay the paper out the long way(left to right), and fold the lower left up to the right, until it meets the top edge. Fold at the top left corner neatly.

2. Where the corner meets the edge, cut a short line along the paper.

3. Fold at the line, and cut rectangle off.

4. Take remaining triangle, fold in half(longest way), and crease at the bottom.

5. From there, fold one corner up towards the other side, and likewise with the other, until there edges match fairly even.

6. Cut the blocky sections off, cut the design.

7. Unfold and enjoy!

Posted by Justin on 2005-05-22 03:25:38